Solved Preferred wireless connection

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I have a wireless router that has both a 2.4G and 5G radio.. My notebook works very well with the 5G radio, while the other computers work best with the 2.4G (not sure why that is).. However, when I turn on my computer, it always connects to the 2.4G radio first.. I have to manually connect to the 5G.. How can I set the computer to automatically connect to the 5G and not the 2.4G?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell M6400
OS
Windows 7
Configure the router so the SSIDs are different (Rtr_24 and Rtr_50 | sample SSID naming convention)

In Control Panel\Network and Internet\Manage Wireless Networks
- configure Rtr_24 to NOT automatically connect when in range
- configure Rtr_50 to automatically connect when in range

If you have to create Rtr_50, it's easy
- click the Add button and then the manually create text field
You'll need to supply the SSID and network key as well as set how ti connects (auto).
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dv6-6c10us
OS
x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
CPU
AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1805
Memory
6.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6520G
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) IDT High Definiti
Monitor(s) Displays
HP W2072a 20" LCD (1600 x 900) @ 60 Hz
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
ST640LM0 00 HM641JI SATA Disk Device
Keyboard
Logitech k520 wireless KB
Mouse
Logitech m320 wireless mouse (bundled with KB)
Internet Speed
15/5 | 54 MB Wireless 'n'
Antivirus
Realtime: Defender or Avast | On-demand: Malwarebytes, ESET
Browser
IE 11 on Win8, IE 10 on win 7
Other Info
Media: [Gimp, Audacity, VLC] || Comm: [WEmail 2012, Skype] || Productivity: [OpenOffice,| Textpad] || Utils: [Sysinternals, cCleaner, Speccy, Defraggler]
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